Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, Carson cited numerous occasions where his words and statements have been taken out of context and twisted, before vowing to continue working to “expose” the media’s bias, according to The Hill.

“Many in the press will say I’m sensitive and that I should not be thinking about running for office, because I get offended by what they do,” he said. “But the reason I expose the press is because I want the people of America to understand what they’re doing. It’s not because I’m sensitive.”

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The Hill reports that the typically calm and soft-spoken doctor has “no intention of seeking a truce” with the media, but instead has seemingly declared all-out war with them.

“I will continue to expose them every time they do something, so that as more people understand what they are and what they’re doing, it will negate their effect,” he said.

Carson’s frustrations with the media likely reached a tipping point last week after he had statements regarding the Oregon shooting, the Holocaust, and, of course, a Muslim president, among many other examples, all twisted and taken entirely out of context to paint him in an unfavorable light.

“I mean, this is the level of insincerity that we see, and it really is kind of embarrassing to see that,” Carson said.

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“Everything needs to be looked at in context, and when news media picks one word or one phrase and they run with it and try to characterize people like that, I gotta tell you guys, that’s why people don’t trust you anymore,” he said. “I mean, you’re down there with used car salesmen.”

Meanwhile, as the media attack Carson, it only seems to be helping him with the conservative base of the Republican party.

“The good thing is that a lot of people in America are onto them and understand what they’re trying to do, and that’s one of the reasons we’re doing well,” Carson said. “It seems like the more they attack me, the better we do.”

Carson did add the caveat that there’s “still hope for the press,” but only if the media continue to be called out for their hypocrisies and double standards, until they start reporting the facts and allowing the American people to make up their own minds.

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Hopefully, the rest of the GOP candidates will follow Carson’s lead in taking on the liberally biased media head on, as lying down and allowing them to slander, mischaracterize and isolate conservatives is obviously not doing them any favors.